Noel special guest at TCT

Noel Gallagher and Paul Weller have been added to the bill as special guests for the Teenage Trust Benefit headlined by Richard Ashcroft at the London Royal Albert Hall, on Wednesday 26th March. This show is part of a week of headlining acts including Coldplay and Eric Clapton playing separate nights for the charity, Teenage Cancer Trust.

Tickets are available now and can be purchased via the numbers below. For more details on the shows and to buy tickets on line check out; www.harveygoldsmith.com

Box office: 0207 589 8212

TCT hotline: 0870 1202224

C/card bookings: 0161 832 1111 / 0207734 8932

Oasis return Maine Road?

From "The Sun"

Oasis are to headline a concert at Manchester City's Maine Road stadium on the last day of the season to say goodbye to the ground before it is bulldozed.
Blues fans Noel and Liam Gallagher will play their greatest hits on May 11, after City have taken on Southampton.
The 45-minute set will include a version of the fans’ anthem Blue Moon.

The bill also includes fellow City fans Doves, Johnny Marr, The Cult guitarist Billy Duffy and dance act 808 State.
Guests are expected to include Coronation Street's Kevin Kennedy (Curly Watts), Sally Lindsay (Shelley Unwin) and Bruce Jones (Les Battersby).
Two giant screens will show classic Maine Road moments, including matches and gigs by the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd.

Man City are moving to the City Of Manchester Stadium, which hosted last year's Commonwealth Games, after 80 years at their present home. Oasis last played there in 1996.

 

"DW-WORLD - March 2003 - Interview with Noel Gallagher " added in INTERVIEWS page

Noel about the war

Noel Gallagher said he may not agree with the war but the Labour government is tied to the US and so protests are pointless.
He told Der Tagesspiegel in Berlin: "Protests are a bloody waste of time, the war will go ahead anyway.
"Whenever there is a conservative, bible waving half-wit ruling in the White House - whether it's Bush, his father or Reagan - there is war."

Gallagher, in Germany for an Oasis tour, said he felt sorry for Tony Blair: "Whoever is the British prime minister is tied to America. It's been that way since the Second World War, and even Tony Blair can't change that.
"Politics is like football for me. Labour is my team and even if you don't like a striker you don't give up supporting the whole team."
He added: "Labour is the lesser of two evils. What else should we have? Anarchy? Someone has to be responsible.
"We are a nation of moaning sissies, regardless of who governs. The British get on my nerves. They moan about the weather, about the French, about the Germans. They moan about cricket, football - they should just keep their mouths shut."

Noel-show on German TV

The German magazine Taff interviewed Noel. He made some brilliant jokes as usual... Then the interviewer asked if he could play a song. Noel wanted 50 euros and as the reporter gave him 50 euro Noel played the first verse of Songbird. Then he asked another 45 euros to play the second verse too!

German TV ProSieben broadcasted the interview. Tomorrow, 7am local time, replay.

Dublin gig

OASIS played the first date of their short European tour last night (March 5). The band opened the six-date jaunt at the DUBLIN POINT DEPOT, which sold out in two hours, and will play there again tonight.

 

Setlist:

Bring It On Down
The Hindu Times
Hung In A Bad Place
Supersonic
Columbia
Morning Glory
Stop Crying Your Heart Out
Little By Little
Cigarettes & Alcohol
Champagne Supernova
Better Man
Songbird - Acoustic (BAND)
Born On A Different Cloud
Rock N Roll Star

ENCORE

Force Of Nature
Dont Look Back In Anger
My Generation

The inclusion of 'Bring It On Down' is very much a suprise & man fans will be happy to hear 'Songbird' also for the first time. There is also a welcome return to old favourites 'Supersonic', 'Champagne Supernova' & 'Rock 'N' Roll Star'
However, the change in the setlist has meant dropping the ever-present 'Live Forever' & 'Acquiesce'. 

Noel on North Mississippi Allstars album

The North Mississippi Allstars have found an unlikely collaborator in Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, who guests on the blues-rock combo's upcoming album, "Polaris." The Allstars' follow up to 2001's Grammy-nominated "51 Phantom" is due April 22 from Artemis/Tone Cool Records.

NoelGallagher lends his vocal talents to the album's title track and "One To Grow On."

Chris Martin: "Liam is like Beethoven"

Speaking this morning (February 19), Martin rhapsodised about Liam and 'Songbird' - the first song that Liam had penned for Oasis to be released as single.

"I think it is the most beautiful song in the world," he said. "It makes me cry that song - that is such a heartfelt beautiful song. Liam Gallagher always gets some bad stuff but its like Beethoven in that film about Beethoven - his girlfriend says how could I not love him cos he writes such beautiful music... anyone who can write something like 'Songbird' is basically alright by me."

"Planet Sound interview with Noel Gallagher and Gem Archer" added in INTERVIEWS page.

Oasis win 3 NME Awards

OASIS walked home with 3 NME awards. The awards won were the coveted Virgin Megastores Best UK Band, NME Artist Of The Year & Liam won the Best Haircut

NOEL GALLAGHER celebrated his band's triumph. The star, backed by a female string section, played a wonderful version of one of his band's most popular songs, 'Wonderwall'.

Full list of winners here http://www.nme.com/news/104182.htm .

 

Liam on Radio1

From Radio1 website:

Liam Gallagher has been exclusively talking to Radio 1 about his track 'Songbird' which reached No.3 in the new Official Chart Show with Wes last Sunday.

Tatu stay at the top of the chart for another week and Justin Timberlake sneaked in at No.2 with 'Cry Me a River'.

Liam said he didn't mind being beaten by a couple of lesbians but isn't a great fan of Justin Timberlake's.

He admitted the fact he wrote 'Songbird' himself has its plus points:

"Well I suppose so because it means I don't have to give any of the money to our kid. But it's a simple song I wrote about my girlfriend and I'm proud of it."

Rumours are Noel and Liam haven't spoken since Liam got involved in a bar brawl in Germany. But Liam says they're getting on great, for one reason:

"Alright I suppose. I haven't spoken to him, so I'm getting on very good actually with him."

£30million 6 album deal lined up?

The "News Of The World" UK Newspaper yesterday reported:

Oasis are on the verge of signing a 30 million pound six-album deal with Sony Records. Noel Gallagher, brother Liam and the band will get 5 million per album, including one recording of a gig.
My man overheard drummer Alan White talking about it on the phone. He said: "Alan was really excited. He was shouting "30 million pounds is amazing. We can't believe it, it's f****** great. We're gonna be around for a long time."

Oasis on UK TV

Check out Liam performing the new single 'Songbird' live on CD:UK (ITV UK) on Saturday the 8th February. The show goes out live from 11.30am to 12.30pm.

Noel will be a guest on the Patrick Kielty show (BBC 1 UK) this Friday 7th February - the show goes out at 10.30pm.

Oasis up for TEN NME Awards!

OASIS have been nominated for 10 NME Carling Awards.

The awards, to be held at Po Na Na in Hammersmith, London on Feb 13th will have special guests performing live. There will be a star-studded list of celebrity guests and of course the famous one-fingered salutes being handed out to the great and the good.

This week's NME - on sale in London tomorrow (February 4) and the rest of the UK on Wednesday – has extensive preview coverage of the awards nominees.

Here are the nominations Oasis are up for & the other nominees:

 

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• The Libertines
• Oasis
• The Coral
• Radiohead
• The Cooper Temple Clause
• Coldplay

• Muse
• The Datsuns
• The Vines
• The Polyphonic Spree
• Oasis
• The Hives

• ‘Highly Evolved’ The Vines
• ‘A Rush Of Blood To The Head’ Coldplay
• ‘Heathen Chemistry’ Oasis
• ‘The Coral’ The Coral
• ‘Songs For The Deaf’ Queens of The Stone Age
• ‘Original Pirate Material’ The Streets

• Coldplay
• Oasis
• Pink
• Eminem
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
• The Vines

• Chris Martin
• Liam Gallagher
• Fab
• Craig Nicholls
• Dave Grohl
• Julian Casablancas

• Liam Gallagher
• Dave Grohl
• Chris Martin
• Craig Nicholls
• Graham Coxon
• Ozzy Osbourne

• Liam Gallagher
• Didz
• Craig Nicholls
• Dave Grohl
• Fab
• Jack White

• The Hives
• Julian Casablancas
• Jack White
• Liam Gallagher
• Taylor Hawkins
• The Polyphonic Spree

• NME
• Ash Unofficial
• Oasis
• Foo Fighters
• BRMC
• Popbitch

Event of the year

• Ozzfest
• Oasis at Finsbury Park
• Glastonbury
• Carling reading/Leeds Festival
• T In The Park
• V2002